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  • 5 Bands Whose Members Never Went Solo: Metallica, Beastie Boys, and more

    In previous articles for Music Times, I've written about musicians who went solo pointlessly, as well as successful musicians who never went solo at all. Today, I'm looking into the very rare case of bands whose members have never released a single solo album. It's not nearly as common as you would think.
  • Beastie Boys’ Monster Energy Trial Kicks Off with an Amusing Start, Ad-Rock Laughs It Up

    The Beastie Boys' Monster Energy trial began yesterday in New York to a hysterical start, giving Ad-Rock some laughs along the way.
  • 6 Incredible Songs That Took Lyrics from Other Songs: Radiohead, The White Stripes, and more

    There's a very fine line between homage and plagiarism, but these six artists walked that line masterfully when writing the lyrics to these songs. Here are six incredible songs that took lyrics from other songs.
  • Beastie Boys counter-sue GoldieBlox for 'Girls' copyright infringement

    And the GoldieBlox vs. Beastie Boys saga continues. As previously reported, toy company GoldieBlox has been in a legal battle with The Beastie Boy's over the use of the song "Girls" in a parody advertisement. Now the Beastie Boys have officially counter-sued the feminist toy company for copyright infringement. A counter-claim filed yesterday in New York argues that the parody version of "Girls" doesn't fall under "fair use" as Goldieblox had claimed last month in a preemptive lawsuit.
  • Beastie Boys' 'Girls' pulled from viral ad, GoldieBlox publishes open letter

    GoldieBlox has responded in an open letter on the company's blog offering to withdraw its lawsuit if the Beastie Boys agree not to threaten a copyright infringement.
  • Beastie Boys confirm in open letter that toy company GoldieBlox is suing them over copyright use of "Girls," not the other way around

    The Beastie Boys have shared an open letter to GoldieBlox explaining where they stand on the parody, according to The New York Times. The letter clarifies that it is GoldieBlox suing The Beastie Boys, not the other way around.
  • Freaky Friday: Coldplay Covers Beastie Boys' '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)'

    Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... Coldplay covering The Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)."
  • Yoko Ono Teams With Beastie Boys Ad-Rock and Mike D to Produce Dance Track 'Bad Dancer' [LISTEN]

    Yoko Ono and her Plastic Ono Band have a variety of guest spots on the upcoming EP "Take Me To The Land Of Hell," but none bigger than remaining Beastie Boys Ad-Rock and Mike D.
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